23. Lead time for changes: How long does
it take for committed code to
successfully run in production?
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24. Release frequency: How often is code
deployed to production or released
to end users?
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25. Time to Recovery (TTR):
How long does it take to restore
service?
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26. Change failure rate: What percentage
of changes to production degrade
service & require remediation?
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27. Elite High Medium Low
Lead time for
changes
< One day 1 day - 1 week
1 week –
1 month
1 month –
6 months
Release
frequency
On demand
(>1 daily)
1 per day –
1 per month
1 per week –
1 per month
1 per month –
1 per 6 months
Time to
recovery
< 1 hour < 1 day < 1 day
1 week –
1 month
Change failure
rate
0% – 15% 0% – 15% 0% – 15% 46% – 60%
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28. The evidence: no tradeoff between
better infosec & DevOps leetness
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